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April 16, 2025 9:15 PM April 16, 2025 9:15 PM

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US Launches Massive Airstrikes on Over 50 Houthi Targets Across Yemen

The United States today carried out extensive airstrikes against Houthi targets across Yemen. US aircraft reportedly struck more than 50 Houthi sites across multiple provinces in the north, centre and west of Yemen. According to media reports, the Houthis did not disclose the number of casualties as...

April 16, 2025 7:26 PM April 16, 2025 7:26 PM

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Hongkong Post Suspends Shipments to U.S. Over New Tariff Rules Effective May 2

Hongkong Post is suspending the shipment of goods to the United States in response to the US decision to eliminate the duty-free treatment for items sent from Hong Kong to the US.   The postal service specified today that the United States is going to increase the tariffs for postal items intended t...

April 16, 2025 4:31 PM April 16, 2025 4:31 PM

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WHO Member States Finalize Landmark Pandemic Agreement After Three Years of Talks

Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) today finalized a historic agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics, following negotiations that spanned over three years. The agreement calls for technology transfers to be incentivised through regulations, licensing agreements, and fa...

April 16, 2025 4:28 PM April 16, 2025 4:28 PM

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Former Peru President Ollanta Humala Sentenced to 15 Years for Money Laundering

Peru's former president, Ollanta Humala, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a money laundering case. A court in the capital, Lima, found him guilty of accepting illegal funds from the Venezuelan government and from a Brazilian construction company to bankroll his election campaigns in 2006 ...

April 16, 2025 2:03 PM April 16, 2025 2:03 PM

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US announces sweeping retaliatory tariffs of up to 245% on Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump's administration has announced a sweeping new retaliatory tariffs of up to 245 per cent on imports of Chinese goods, sharply escalating the trade conflict between the two countries. The decision, detailed in a fact sheet released by the White House last night, comes in resp...

April 16, 2025 12:12 PM April 16, 2025 12:12 PM

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China appoints new top international trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with US

China has appointed a new top international trade negotiator today amid tariff tensions with the United States. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen, who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S.   T...

April 16, 2025 12:06 PM April 16, 2025 12:06 PM

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US: Baisakhi celebrated for 1st time at Washington State Capitol in Olympia

In the United States, Baisakhi was celebrated for the first time at the State Capitol in Olympia, the capital city of Washington, earlier this week, with special proclamations being issued on the occasion to commemorate the Indian festival.   The event was hosted by the Consulate General of Ind...

April 16, 2025 11:32 AM April 16, 2025 11:32 AM

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11 dead in Libya boat capsize incident

In Libya, at least 11 people lost their lives after a migrant boat capsized near the country's eastern coast. The tragic incident occurred near the Harawa coast, close to the city of Sirte, in eastern Libya. Rescue teams have so far recovered 11 bodies from the sea.   The latest incident adds t...

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